some of churchill ' s native american critics , such as vernon belle ##court ( white earth o ##ji ##b ##we ) and su ##zan shown ha ##r ##jo ( southern cheyenne @ - @ mu ##sco ##gee creek ) , argue that his assertion of native american ancestry without the ability to prove it might constitute mis ##re ##pres ##entation and grounds for termination . the university has said that it does not hire on the basis of ethnicity . the university of colorado ' s research misconduct committee conducted a preliminary investigation into whether churchill mis ##re ##pres ##ented his ethnicity to " add credibility and public acceptance to his scholarship . " the committee concluded that the all ##ega ##tion was not " appropriate for
some of churchill's native american critics, such as vernon bellecourt ( white earth ojibwe ) and suzan shown harjo ( southern cheyenne @ - @ muscogee creek ), argue that his assertion of native american ancestry without the ability to prove it might constitute misrepresentation and grounds for termination. the university has said that it does not hire on the basis of ethnicity. the university of colorado's research misconduct committee conducted a preliminary investigation into whether churchill misrepresented his ethnicity to " add credibility and public acceptance to his scholarship. " the committee concluded that the allegation was not " appropriate for